EU Environment Council proposed emissions targets ‘way short’ of climate commitments
October 13th, 2017
Ireland’s support of loopholes and less ambitious emissions targets at today’s EU Environment Council meeting will only “drive up” the costs of...
Climate Weekly: Will Germany end coal?
For all of its chancellor’s lofty rhetoric about climate leadership, Germany remains western Europe’s most ardent coal burner.
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New research, October 2-8, 2017
Posted on 13 October 2017 by Ari Jokimäki
A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below.
Climate change
1. Comment on “Scrutinizing the carbon...
NASA pinpoints cause of Earth's recent record carbon dioxide spike
The last El Nino in 2015-16 impacted the amount of carbon dioxide that Earth's tropical regions released into the atmosphere, leading to Earth's recent...
NASA pinpoints cause of Earth's recent record carbon dioxide spike
The last El Nino in 2015-16 impacted the amount of carbon dioxide that Earth's tropical regions released into the atmosphere, leading to Earth's recent...
Outcry over calls for removal of the pine marten’s protective status
October 12th, 2017
The Irish Wildlife Trust has criticised calls from a Westmeath councillor to lift the protective status of the pine marten, one of...
NGOs fear EU emissions targets set to be weakened
October 12th, 2017
The head of Europe’s largest network of environmental NGOs has raised concern with the potential weakening of European emission reduction targets ahead...
In-depth: How the ‘Clean Growth Strategy’ hopes to deliver UK climate goals
Today, the UK government published its long-awaited Clean Growth Strategy, setting out how it hopes to meet the nation’s legally binding climate goals.
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